Reich urges Democrats to prepare to nationalize SpaceX; Musk answers

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA former Clinton cabinet member said on a podcast that the government should take over SpaceX, and Elon Musk replied that he should go to prison.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, slow down. Who is the cabinet member, and what exactly did he say?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRobert Reich, who was Bill Clinton's labor secretary from nineteen ninety-three to nineteen ninety-seven.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn The Coffee Klatch podcast, he said Democrats should start laying the groundwork to nationalize Starlink and SpaceX.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNationalize. That means the government would own them?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYes. Public ownership. Reich called it defunding Musk, and he said Musk is bribing his way into politics.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhy SpaceX in particular? It's a lot of rocket to put on a podcast.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorReich said seventy-five percent of Musk's wealth depends on taxpayers buying Starlink systems for the Department of Defense.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe also said Musk is trying to buy the senator from Texas.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe senator from Texas?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat refers to Musk's support for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Reich's call also included a one-time five percent wealth tax on billionaires.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd his co-host agreed with all this?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHeather Lofthouse, who runs Inequality Media, said holding Musk accountable is what people are talking about.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe pointed to an estimated thirty-eight billion dollars in government contracts, a figure TheBlaze says comes from Built In.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThirty-eight billion dollars. And what did Musk say back?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn X, he wrote that stealing companies is a serious crime, and then added, quote, Prison for Reich.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo one side wants to seize the company and the other wants a cell. Is any of this actually going to happen?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorReich's plan only applies if Democrats gain control of the government.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI haven't seen a bill, and I'd guess nobody in office has taken it up yet.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo no bill, and no cell either.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA podcast suggested it, a post answered it, and TheBlaze noticed.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat should I watch for? Asking for a person in America who owns a dish.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhether any elected Democrat picks up the idea, and whether Musk keeps answering it.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the whole story so far: a podcast, a post, and a very large company.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the plan is one podcast and one post away from a rocket company, and my dish still has no opinion on any of it.